§ 1529.1 — Duty of owners of rental property

Pennsylvania § 1529.1

• Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
• Title 66: PUBLIC UTILITIES
• Part: PART I
• Ch. 15: SERVICE AND FACILITIES
• Subch.: DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE TO LEASED PREMISES

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(a) Notice to public utility.--It is the duty of every owner of a residential building or mobile home park which contains one or more dwelling units, not individually metered, to notify each public utility from whom utility service is received of their ownership and the fact that the premises served are used for rental purposes.

(b) History of account.--Upon receipt of the notice provided in this section, if the mobile home park or residential building contains one or more dwelling units not individually metered, an affected public utility shall forthwith list the account for the premises in question in the name of the owner, and the owner shall thereafter be responsible for the payment for the utility services rendered thereunto. In the case of individually metered dwelling units, unless notified to the contrary by the tenant or an authorized representative, an affected public utility shall list the account for the premises in question in the name of the owner, and the owner shall be responsible for the payment for utility services to the premises.

(c) Failure to give notice.--Any owner of a residential building or mobile home park failing to notify affected public utilities as required by this section shall nonetheless be responsible for payment of the utility services as if the required notice had been given.

Legislative History

(July 2, 1993, P.L.379, No.54, eff. 60 days) 1993 Amendment.Act 54 added section 1529.1.